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Officials: 35 pilot whales moving in deeper water

An Everglades National Park spokeswoman said rescuers were trying to surround the whales, which were in roughly 3 feet of saltwater about 75 feet from shore, and herd them back to sea. But efforts were failing.

View LargerNational Park Service VIA APOf the pilot whales that got stranded, six were found dead and four were euthanized.

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EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — Pods of 35 pilot whales have been moving into deeper water
off Florida's southwest coast, raising optimism that the strandings may soon end on a positive
note.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries official Blair Mase said today the
three pods were located nine miles north of their original location and moving offshore. They were
in 12 feet of water at midafternoon.

Mase says anything can still happen, but officials think the whales have a chance to reach
their normal deep-ocean range. She also says the total of dead whales has reached 11 and five are
unaccounted for.

The large group of whales was first spotted Tuesday in very shallow water in Everglades
National Park. Those that died are being studied for the reasons they beached themselves.